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Polk County Education 12A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • January 11, 2017 Getting their geek on Santiam Christian honor roll ADAIR VILLAGE — Santiam Christian School released its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2016-17 school year. 12th grade (4.0 GPA): Mikayla Manzi (Monmouth), Katie Richert (Dallas) and August Thornton (Independence); 3.5- 3.99 — Peggy Liang (Independence), Makenna Setniker (Dal- las), Shao-en (Sean) Wang (Dallas) and Alexandra Watson (Dal- las). 11th grade (4.0): Hoang Nguyen (Dallas), Kyle Paratore (In- dependence), Zachary Watson (Dallas), Jenny Wei (Indepen- dence) and Billy Zhang (Dallas); 3.5-3.99 — Samuel Barton (Monmouth), Kaylee Breyman (Independence), Grace Moseman (Dallas), Shelby Myrick-Duckett (Independence), Sebastian Per- fecto (Independence), Rebeka Preston (Independence) and Buckley Sheng (Monmouth). 10th grade (4.0): Tony Li (Dallas), Jason Manzi (Monmouth), Winn Miller (West Salem), Abby Riedlinger (Independence) and Cole Setniker (Dallas); 3.5-3.99 — Carlos Garcia Palomar (Dal- las). Ninth grade (4.0): Ainsley Beam (Monmouth), Olivia Bellinger-Verbics (Monmouth) and Trevor Oxenrider (Indepen- dence); 3.5-3.99 — James Bodnovits (Independence), Lily Hardy (Dallas) and Amanda Preston (Independence). Eighth grade (4.0): Caroline Conolly (Dallas) and Keilana Ox- enrider (Independence); 3.5-3.99 — Levi Cummins (Mon- mouth), Joshua Montoya (Dallas), Ben Steffen (Independence) and Carolyn Wilfong (Monmouth). Seventh grade (4.0): Eli Cummins (Monmouth), Ely Kennel (Monmouth) and Jamie Myrick-Duckett (Independence); 3.5- 3.99 — Adrien Barba (Dallas), Jonathan Breyman (Indepen- dence) and Abi Von Derahe (Monmouth). By Emily Mentzer The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — It’s almost like the role was writ- ten for him. Sophomore Seth Dickson plays Jake in Central High School’s production of, “Band Geeks,” opening on Friday at 7 p.m. “A lot of the stuff he’s going through I can really connect with him,” Dickson said of Jake. “Because I was in sports and now I’m in the- ater. And it became my fam- ily. He (Jake) injures some- one else, gets suspended from his school and has to join the other school’s marching band.” When Jake shows up to play the drums with the Cuyahoga High Marching Beavers, he causes more trouble with the small, struggling music program — but it isn’t all his fault. His performance on the field causes some jealous riffs with Elliott, played by Dylan Lewis, a senior at Central. “He is trying to be a leader, but isn’t very good at it, and he’s a whiner,” Lewis said of his character. “He kind of knows he just whines, and the new guy comes in and steals his spot- light — and it is his.” Not only that, but the girl Elliott has a crush on devel- ops a crush on Jake. That’s just par for the course in high school, said Matisyn Robischon, a junior. ACADEMIC HONORS LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Matisyn Robischon, Maynard DeWitt and Dylan Lewis rehearse a song on Monday. Robischon plays Laura, Elliott’s best friend. In the play, she has a crush on El- liott — unknown to him, of course. “I definitely relate to Laura,” Robischon said. “We all go through hard times. We all have a crush that doesn’t like us back. We all have teachers that don’t think we’re doing enough; parents that don’t think we’re doing enough.” The key is to stand up for yourself, Robischon said, something Laura learns eventually. The theme of standing up for yourself and embracing who you are runs through- out the musical. Maynard DeWitt Jr., soph- omore, plays Stewart, the asthmatic son of the high school principal. “He gets picked on,” De- Witt said. “When he comes to band, the kids are kind of nice to him. Throughout the play, he struggles with him- self. At the end, he embraces his inner geek.” To add to the unfolding, teenage drama, the 10- member marching band must face continuous budg- et cuts and the loss of its practice field. The musical doesn’t leave out any high-school stereo- types, said Jeff Witt, drama teacher. “It’s kind of a cross be- tween ‘High School Musical,’ and ‘Glee,’” Witt said. “It’s hysterical.” “Band Geeks” is pro- duced by the theater class, which means it is open to kids who don’t typically try out for plays. Some of the actors in this musical have never been in a play before, director Wendy Boyack said. The Band Marches On ... LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Maynard DeWitt, center, sings during a rehearsal at Cen- tral High School on Monday night. What: Central Performing Arts presents “Band Geeks,” music by Mark Allen; music and lyrics by Gaby Alter; concept, music, lyrics and book by Tommy Newman and Gordon Greenberg. When: Show opens Friday at 7 p.m. and continues with two performances on Saturday at 2 p.m. and at 7 p.m. It re- sumes Jan. 18 through 21, show time at 7 p.m. Where: Central High School’s auditorium, 1530 Mon- mouth St., Independence. Admission: General, $8; students with ID, $5. More information: 503-838-0480. Local students named to dean’s list PORTLAND — Two Polk County students were named to the Warner Pacific College dean's list for the Fall 2016 academic term. To qualify, students must be enrolled full-time and achieve a 3.5 or greater grade point average. Graduate students are not included on this list. Students in the undergraduate Adult Degree Program who have completed at least 12 credits for classes ending during the specified dates are included. Both Angelica Sletten, of Dallas, and Kelly Wahl, of Independ- ence, earned a 4.0. Miller earns spot on dean’s list LA GRANDE — Matthew Miller, of Dallas, was named to East- ern Oregon University’s dean’s list for the fall term along with 520 other students. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while com- pleting a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term. School district to fill budget committee INDEPENDENCE —The Central School District Board of Direc- tors is seeking candidates to serve on the budget committee. The board is seeking representatives from zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. If interested, submit a letter of interest to the school board, Central School District 13J, 750 S. Fifth Street, Independence, OR 97351. The board will review letters of interest and make the ap- pointment during their regular meeting on Feb. 1. Application deadline is Jan. 27 at 4:30 p.m. Zone 1’s seat will serve through June 30, 2017. Zone 2’s term expires June 30, 2018 and Zones 4 and 5 terms expire June 30, 2019. Zone 1 encompasses the city of Independence north of Monmouth Street extended within city limits. Zone 2 includes Independence south of Monmouth Street. Zone 4 includes the city of Monmouth west of Pacific High- way and north of Jackson Street. Zone 5 encompasses Mon- mouth west of Pacific Highway and south of Jackson Street.
